Experience

Ceres Nanosciences, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Application Scientist

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Application Scientist

  • May 2020 - Jun 2022

• Senior Development Scientist

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  I managed changes to existing products and provided technical expertise to operations.

• Senior Applications Scientist

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

  I optimized Beckman Coulter's DNA and RNA extraction chemistry for various customer sample types and workflow preferences.



US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2019

  I worked with Tim Leathers to discover a specific Lactobacillus biofilm inhibitor.

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  I worked with Ron Hector to create industrial yeast strains that produce triacetic acid lactone, a polyketide precursor of industrial chemicals.



Illinois State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  I worked jointly in the labs of Craig Gatto and John Sedbrook on projects involving Na,K-ATPase kinetics, Listeria monocytogenes lipid composition, and Arabidopsis auxin signaling. I worked jointly in the labs of Craig Gatto and John Sedbrook on projects involving Na,K-ATPase kinetics, Listeria monocytogenes lipid composition, and Arabidopsis auxin signaling.



Yale University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2011

  I analyzed the transient kinetics of proteins in the laboratory of Enrique De La Cruz (Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry). I have analyzed the kinetic mechanism of autotaxin, a lysophospholipase D, with two different substrate systems and also characterized autotaxin inhibitors. I have further used kinetic analysis in characterizing a toxoplasma gondii profilin and a myosin V inhibitor. I used molecular biology, insect cell culture, and protein purification in these projects as well.



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2004 - May 2005

  Volatile oviposition stimulants of Papilio polyxenes (Black swallowtail)Laboratory of Dr. Paul FeenyI designed a bioassay and compared the volatile preference of P. polyxenes to extracts of three different host plants and one non-host plant after exposure to one of the volatile profiles in the presence of contact oviposition stimulants. I also did partial purifications of the volatile extracts and examined them using gas chromotography.

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Dec 2002 - Dec 2003

  Food Safety Laboratory - Dr. Kathryn BoorSupervised by Dr. Ruth ZadoksI used selective plating techniques and PCR to look for the presence of Streptococcus uberis in milk, environmental, and fecal samples from organic dairy farms.



University of Tennessee

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jun 2003 - Aug 2003

  Life in Extreme Environments Competitive REU Program University of the Free State, South Africa I collected deep subsurface pressurized water samples and tested them for the presence of bacteria and bacterial functional genes. Life in Extreme Environments Competitive REU Program University of the Free State, South Africa I collected deep subsurface pressurized water samples and tested them for the presence of bacteria and bacterial functional genes.



Miami University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2002 - Aug 2002

  Effects of Round-up on Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) and forest floor community structure. Competitive REU program through NSF I measured changes in plant density and diversity in experimental and control plots, and used statistical analyses to compare them. Co-author on paper (Torrey Botanical Society 134:155-165) Effects of Round-up on Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) and forest floor community structure. Competitive REU program through NSF I measured changes in plant density and diversity in experimental and control plots, and used statistical analyses to compare them. Co-author on paper (Torrey Botanical Society 134:155-165)